After arguably the most maligned SXSW ever, we ask Portland bands: Was it worth it?

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South By Southwest, once the golden ticket to musical stardom, has become as important as a LinkedIn connection for Portland’s local bands and musicians.With its skyrocketing popularity over the past few years, the Austin-based festival has shed its skin as a platform for scrappy bands to prove their worth. In its place is a beer- drenched free-for-all where anything goes. As a record number ...
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Advice for wayward travelers from a four-year festival veteran.

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Every year I learn a few more what-not-to-dos at Austin’s
SXSW music festival: Don’t sleep in too late or you’ll miss the free
tacos; RSVP for everything, just in case; don’t make elaborat
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